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LOSARTAN for Hypertension: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 7,966 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where LOSARTAN was used for Hypertension.

Most Reported Side Effects for LOSARTAN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 1,640 7.5% 23 288
Dizziness 1,553 7.1% 28 395
Headache 1,256 5.7% 12 435
Dyspnoea 1,185 5.4% 52 456
Malaise 1,149 5.2% 41 454
Hypotension 1,139 5.2% 44 625
Fatigue 1,116 5.1% 31 318
Acute kidney injury 1,100 5.0% 46 836
Cough 1,073 4.9% 18 264
Blood pressure increased 950 4.3% 16 210
Hypertension 938 4.3% 14 296
Diarrhoea 911 4.2% 28 419
Nausea 861 3.9% 18 268
Completed suicide 784 3.6% 783 322
Drug hypersensitivity 749 3.4% 12 98

Other Indications for LOSARTAN

Product used for unknown indication (7,030) Blood pressure measurement (526) Blood pressure abnormal (381) Essential hypertension (242) Blood pressure increased (203) Cardiac failure (153) Psoriasis (102) Ill-defined disorder (98) Suicide attempt (94) Blood pressure management (93)

Other Drugs Used for Hypertension

AMLODIPINE (20,207) LISINOPRIL (11,824) RAMIPRIL (10,210) VALSARTAN (8,956) FUROSEMIDE (7,490) HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (7,119) METOPROLOL (5,918) OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL (5,702) BISOPROLOL (5,520) IRBESARTAN (5,190)

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LOSARTAN Full Profile All Hypertension Drugs LOSARTAN Demographics LOSARTAN Timeline